Chempaneer Poovu () is an Indian Malayalam language soap opera that premiered from 29 January 2024 on Asianet. It is an official remake of Tamil television series Siragadikka Aasai The series stars Gomathi Priya (later replaced by Rebecca Santhosh) and Arun Nair.
Synopsis The show centres on the unexpected marriage of Revathy, the eldest daughter of a lower-class family, and Sachi, an eccentric taxi driver struggling with alcoholism.
Cast Main Arun Nair as Sachidanandan "Sachi": Ravi's and Chandra's second's son; Revathy's husband; an alcoholic and short tempered car driver due to his bitter past. (2024present) Gomathi Priya (episode 1 to 220) / Rebecca Santhosh (episode 221 onwards) as Revathy: Sachi's wife; A kind, respectful and determined young woman from a poor family who does multiple odd jobs to support her family. She works at her parents' flower-stall near their local temple.
Recurring KPAC Saji as Raveendran Nair "Ravi": Sudhi, Sachi and Sreekanth's father; Chandramathi's husband; A retired KSRTC driver, he is the only one in Sachi's family that cares for him and is also a father figure to Revathy after her father's death. (2024present) Padma George (episode 1 to 627) / Reshmi Soman (episode 627 onwards) as Chandramathi "Chandra": Raveendran's wife; Sudhi, Sachi and Sreekanth's mother; She dislikes Sachi due to some past mishaps and hates Revathi for her low economic status; Only likes Sudhi & Sruthi. Anand Narayan as Sudhindran "Sudhi", Ravi's and Chandra's eldest son; Neelima's past love interest; Revathy's former fiancee; Sruthy's husband; A showroom owrner with 7 degrees.(2024present) Anjali Hari as Shruthi "Kalyani": Sudhi's wife; A lady from a poor family act as a daughter of Malaysian based millionaire; Vimala's Daughter: Aadhi's mother; Chandramathi's favourite daughter-in-law, who hates Sachi, Revathy and Sreekanth because of bad reasons (2024–present) Munna as Sreekanth: Ravi's and Chandra's youngest son, Sachi's and Sudhi's younger brother (2024present) Sreekutty as Varsha Nair: Sreekanth's wife; a dubbing artist who is feared of pregnancy (2024present) Maya Rajan as Kalavathy, Raveendran's mother, Sudhi's, Sachi's and Sreekanth's grandmother who is trained in varma kalai R.Pradeep as Krishnan: A flower seller; Revathy, Devu and Sharath's father (Dead) Darshana Unni as Lakshmi: Revathy, Devu and Sharath's mother. (2024present) Medha Pallavi (episode 1 to 802) / Parvathy (episode 802 onwards) as Devika "Devu": Revathy's sister Shaansai as Sharath: Revathy's brother. (2024present) Jeevan Gopal as Roshan: Varsha's Ex-fiance Raheena Anas as Neelima: Sudhi's former love interest who cheats him out of the settlement money and escapes to Canada. (2024present) Anu Joji as Bhama: Chandra's Friend Anu Paralekshmi as Eecha: Sachi's Friend Aneesh Kailas as Jishnu: Sachi's Friend Tom Mattel as Gajanandan: A moneylender to whom Krishnan and his family owe money who lusts after Revathy and has vowed to take revenge on Sachi. (2024present) Prasanth Kumar as CPO Arun, an arrogant and corrupt police officer who is Devu's love interest turned husband and Sachi's enemy Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar as Ashokan: Raveendran's close friend (2024present) Vishwam as Madhusoodanan Nair: Varsha's father; who hates Raveendran & Family. Unknown as Mahima Nair: Varsha's mother; Madhusoodanan's wife. Adhithi Panicker as Meera: Sruthi's friend who works in beauty parlor Padmakumar as CI Narayanan Kutty – Circle Inspector of Police Shibu Laban as Jayaraj "Beeran", A butcher and small time actor who acts as Sruthi's Malaysian uncle Abhishek Jayakrishnan Vaidyar as Groom
Production Casting Debutant Arun Nair was cast as Sachi and Gomathi Priya was cast as Revathy, reprising her role from the original series Siragadikka Aasai. Later Gomathi Priya was replaced by Rebecca Santhosh.
Broadcast A launching event of the show, along with another TV series Etho Janma Kalpanayil was held at Kozhikode. The event was broadcast on Asianet on 28 January 2024, a day before the show's premiere.
Adaptations Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired NotesTamilSiragadikka Aasai சிறகடிக்க ஆசை23 January 2023Star VijayOngoingOriginalTeluguGundeninda Gudigantalu గుండెనిండా గుడిగంటలు2 October 2023Star MaaRemakeKannadaAase ಆಸೆ11 December 2023Star SuvarnaMalayalamChempaneer Poovu ചെമ്പനീർ പൂവ്29 January 2024AsianetHindiUdne Ki Aasha उडने की आशा12 March 2024StarPlusMarathiSadhi Manasa साधी माणसं18 March 2024Star Pravah29 March 2026BengaliUraan উড়ান27 May 2024Star Jalsha15 March 2025
Awards Chempaneer Poovu got Majority Awards from the Asianet Television awards 2024. Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.2024Asianet Television Awards Best Serial Most Popular Serial Best Actor Arun Nair Most Popular Actor Best New FaceGomathi Priya Most Popular Actress Best Actress Best Editor Ajith Arinellore Best Dubbing Artist (Male) Sidharthan Best Supporting Actor (Male) K.P.A.C. Saji Popular Character Actor Most Popular Director Ruggu Ratheesh Best Actor in Negative Role (Male) Tom Mattel 2nd Kerala Vision Television Awards Most Popular Serial Chempaneer Poovu Best Director Manjudharman Best Supporting Actress Riya George 20253rd Kerala Vision Television Awards Best Actor Arun Nair Best Supporting Actor K.P.A.C. Saji 2026Asianet Television Awards Best Second Serial Best Star PairArun Nair & Rebecca Santhosh Best Actress in Negative Role Anjali Hari Best Dubbing Artist (Male) Sidharthan Popular Character ActorAnand Menon Popular Character ActressReshmi Soman Popular DirectorUnni Pooruruttathi Popular ActorArun Nair Popular ActressRebecca Santhosh Popular Serial
Reception According to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) ratings, the TRP performance of Chempaneer Poovu is as follows:
Month / Period Rank Ref January 2024 5 February 2024 3 June 2024 1 September 2024 1 December 2024 1 April 2025 2 May 2025 1 July 2025 1 September 2025 1 October 2025 1 November 2025 1 January 2026 1 February 2026 1 March 2026 1 April 2026 1 May 2026 1
TRP ratings have not been published since 2 July 2026, after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) directed BARC to suspend the publication of television ratings across all genres until its licence is renewed under the Television Ratings Policy, 2026.
References
External links Chempaneer Poovu at JioHotstar